Window-screen hanger.



PATENTED FEB. 17,1903.

W. H. FISHBURN. WINDOW SCREEN HANGER. APPLICATION IILED AUG.18, 1902.

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ing to be a full, clear, and exact description UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

WILLIAM H. FISIIBURN, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

' WINDOW-SCREEN HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 72 dated February?!1903- Application filed August 1's, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. FISHBURN, a citizenof the United Statesof America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Screen Hangers; and I do declare the followof the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in window-screen hangers; and itconsists of a device whereby the screen may be swung outwardly anddetached from the window-frame, if desired, but cannot be opened orremoved by an upward movement until swung outwardly to a certain angle.This makes it practicable to positively fasten the screen in place by anordinary hook attached thereto and connected with a screw-eye on theinside of the frame when the window is raised.

The-invention will now be described in detail; andit consists of thefeatures, arrangements, and combinations hereinafter describedandclaimed, all of which will be fully understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof."

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a Window-screenequipped with my improved screen-hanger,th e screen being shown- 1closed and locked. Inthis view the frame is sectioned to disclose thescreen. Fig. 21s a similar View of the screen unlocked and swungoutwardly. Fig. 3 is a rear or outside view of a screen provided with myimproved hanger, the screen and window-frame being partly broken away.Fig. 4 is an edge view of the screen detached.

The samereference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 4 designate the windowframe, to which is attached aslotted bracket 6 on each side. This bracket projects away from theframe, and its slot is open at the top to permit the insertion andremoval of pro- .jections 7 of the clips 8, which are fastened to .thebottom of the frame.

I claim 18- the top of the screen-frame 5 on opposite Serial No.120,048. (No model.)

sides. This clip, as shown in the drawings, is composed of a singlepiece of metal bent or shaped at the top, as shown at 8*, to form aprojection 7. Below the projection the parts of the clip are pressedtogetheran'd extend downwardly, as shown at 8, to the top of thescreen-frame, where they are bent at right angles and extend outwardly,as shown at 8 to the opposite sides of the screen-frame, after whichthey are bent downwardly .and fastened to the screen-frame, as shown at8 This clip is strong, durable, and cannot be easily bent out of shape.It may-also be applied to sash rails of varying thickness. When thescreen is in the closed position, the projections rest at the bottom ofthe slots in the brackets 6, which slots'are closed below,

as shown at 6. When in this position, the

screen may be secured in place and locked by a hook 9, attached toits'lower portion and connected with a screw-eye 10, attached to When itis desired to open the screenfthe hook is disconnected and the screenswung outwardly, as shown in Fig. 2. When in this position, it may be dotached from the window-frame by lifting it upwardly, when theprojections 7 will pass out of the brackets 6 at the top, since the saidslots are open at the top, as shown at 6. If an attempt is made to raisethe screen when closed, even if itwereiunlocked the top of the sashwould strike the lower shoulders of the bracket 6 before the projectionswould pass out of the slots in the top of the brackets.

' Havingthus described my invention, what '1. In a window-screen hanger,the combi :nationwith' slottedbrackets attached to the window-frame onopposite sides and projecting awayfrom the frame as described, the saidslots being closed at the bottom and open at the top, and clips attachedto the top of the screen sash and. provided with projections adapted toenter the bracket-slots,substantially as described.

2. The combinationof clips attached to the top bar of the screen, andprovided with projections, the clips beingeach composed of a singlepiece of metal doubled and bent to form the projection at the top, thetwo parts being bent together below the projection forming a dependingneck extending to thetop of the bar from which point the metal is bentoutwardly and downwardly and fastened to the bar on opposite sides, andslotted brackets applied to the frame on opposite sides, which bracketsthe said projections are adapted to engage.

3. The combination of clips attached to the top of the screen, andprovided with projections, the clips being each composed of a singlepiece of metal doubled to form the projection, and the two parts beingbent together below the projection forming a depending neck extending tothe top of the screen rail or bar from which point the metal is bentoutwardly and downwardly and fastened to the bar on opposite sides, andshouldered brackets attached to the frame on opposite sides and slottedto receive the projections of the clips, the slots being open above andclosed at the bottom, substantially as described.

4. The combination of clips attached to the top of the screen, andprovided with projections, the clips being each composed of a. singlepiece of metal doubled to form the projection at the top, the two partsbeing bent together below the projection forminga depending neckextending to the top of the screen rail or bar from which point themetal is bent outwardly and downwardly and fastened to the bar onopposite sides, and shouldered brackets attached to the frame onopposite sides and slotted to receive the projections of the clips, theslots being open above and closed at the bottom, the arrangement of theparts being such that the screen cannot be raised sufiiciently todisconnect the projections from the brackets without striking the lowershoulders of the brackets, substantially as described.

5. In a window-screen hanger, the combination of slot-ted bracketsattached to the win- (low-frame on opposite sides and projecting awayfrom the frame, and clips attached to the top of the screen-sash andprovided with projections adapted to enter the bracket-slots.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. FISHBURN.

Witnesses:

A. J. OBRIEN, DENA NELSON.

